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Dr. Van Ness received his Ph.D. in Mechanics and Materials Science from Rutgers University in 1986 in the area of statistical thermodynamics as applied to polymer liquids and surfaces. He has been teaching and doing research at Washington and Lee University since 1986 and is currently Professor of Physics and Engineering. His primary focus has been on the characterization of the microstructure of polymer blends, both immiscible and miscible and on the relation between mechanical and thermal properties and the corresponding microstructure. Most recently, Dr. Van Ness has been studying the properties and microstructure of immiscible polymer blends by several methods, including. scanning electron microscopy, dynamic mechanical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and positron annihilation spectroscopy. He is also interested in the relation between processing conditions and the resultant properties and microstructure for immiscible polymer systems. Selected Publications Jayant Joshi, R. L. Lehman, K. VanNess, T. J. Nosker, Kim Le, "Mechanical Grafting: The Generation of Mechanically Intimate Blends with Enhanced Engineering Properties", Proceedings of the Fifth National Graduate Research Polymer Conference, American Chemical Society, June (2003). J.K. Lynch, K.E.Van Ness, T.J. Nosker, and R.W. Renfree, "Stress
relaxation behavior & prediction of an immiscible polymer blend",
Proceedings of the International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering
(ICCE, 10) 2003. Teaching Fall 2004: Statics, ENGN 203; Solid Mechanics, ENGN 301 Contact Office: 215 Howe Hall Mailing Address:
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